An astronaut initially stationary fires a thruster pistol that expels 48 g of gas at 785 m/s. The combined mass of the a

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An astronaut initially stationary fires a thruster pistol that expels 48 g of gas at 785 m/s. The combined mass of the a

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An astronaut initially stationary fires a thruster pistol that
expels 48 g of gas at 785 m/s. The combined mass of the astronaut
and pistol is 65 kg. How fast and in what direction is the
astronaut moving after firing the pistol?
Hint: Astronaut is in space.
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